WORDS
CHAINS GAMES IN VOCABULARY
Definition of Words Chains Games
Words chain game
is a game on RCTI. This game is a words game which is called “kata berantai”.
The purpose or playing this game is to increase and develop the students’
vocabulary mastery. The game involves the participant into two groups, they are
three persons in each groups. In the game the presentation of this game is
divide into two session, for group one, teacher asks to the students to
complete the first word by looking at the first letter as the clue will place
above the word. If the first group is fail, the group one will be replaced by
the group two and the letter is add. This action will continue until the word
can be answered. In the second session, the winner of the group with three
persons tries to guess the word. First person and third person will describe
the words in turn and the second person tries to guess the word. Below is the
example of the chain words game. Words chain game often plays in other forum,
it goes like this:
I start out with
a word, the next person who posts add a word that is related to the previous
word in some way.
First Session
S…… G…….
F…… P…….
V…… E…….
S…… S…….
S…… S…….
This is a simple of first session
with direction as follows:
Students complete the first word by
looking at the first letter, the answer are:
Smile Game
Face Popular
Value English
Shopping Study
Store Students
Second session
First person Third person second person
Drawing On
The paper Answer: Painting
With
Paint
Direction
:
First
person and third person will describe the words in turn and the second person
tries to guess the word. There is something to remember that the word chain
game is play on RCTI in Indonesia, now how to apply this game in class is of
course will different. The differences are :
1) Language, in RCTI this game is played by
using Indonesia language but in the classroom it only uses English.
2) Number of participants, in RCTI the space is
a small with six chairs for first session and three chairs for second session,
but in the class there are many students follow this game, there is not limit
to join this game. This game must be considered by the teacher, and the last.
3)
Media, in RCTI this game is presented with sophisticate technology, but on the
contrary in class it is presented by using cards, from cartoon, paper or write
on the blackboard.
Things to ponder by the teacher
before the presentation are:
1). Ask the students to
bring the dictionary
2). Make the students
at ease
3). Get them away from
feeling nervous and tense
4). Explain how to play
the game very well.
This game is very challenging and
useful for the students. Considering that they are challenge to guess the words
with only from the words also. And it a also competitive game so the students
will not be bored.
There
are many kinds of game in teaching vocabulary. Words chain game is one of the
games that can be a good choice for the teacher in teaching English. What they
have to do is only make the rule of the game and prepare some clue words to the
students. And if the teacher wants to make the result better they can also
prepare a gift for the winner of the game at the end as a motivation for the
students.